Flashback Fridays: My "Pretty Woman" Moment

Today I am reposting an old post I did in December of 2008. Scary Mommy has started Flashback Fridays where you rerun an old post or show off an older picture. Also if you do it today, there is a giveaway attached!! So here we go, back to 12/11/08.


Last night , I was flipping channels and "Pretty Woman" was on the tele. It was at the part where Vivian is telling Mr Thompson, the hotel manager, that she had all this money and no one would help her buy a dress. All of a sudden, I had all these college emotions and I had to finish watching the movie.

I am painfully aware, I am a far cry from Julia Roberts. But, how many of us girls had that "Pretty Women" moment when you were walking and you just felt so much like Vivian did in her red dress. I did. It was the Spring Formal of 1991 at MSU. My friends would run down to my boyfriend's room and tell him,"Oh my gosh, Vickie looks so pretty!" When Numbnuts did finally see me, his eyes were wide open. I knew then, I was no dog. As we were walking down the hallway, people would come out of their room and watch, just like in the movie when the couple were leaving the lobby. For someone who felt and was an ugly duckiling in high school, this was my moment, I was shining.

As I look at these old pictures, I wince. I am no longer 20 years old. That was also 60 pounds ago. I had a chin that was not melting into my neck. This dress forced a waistline and made my boobs smaller. I loved this dress!! My hair is kind of high, but at least it was full. Now it is thin and I am losing it on top. Yup, female pattern baldness:)

The reason for the sticker on Numbnut's face, he does not deserve to grace my blog. In a couple of years he would dump me for another chick and I would be humilated for almost a year. The name Jessica still send knives into my back and into my stomach. For she actually went after him and I lost him. We were not married, but we were dating and even talking possible marriage. BIT**!

But, I have come to realize that this was actually a blessing. For if Numbnuts, did not dump me, I would have never met my prince charming. For Numbnuts may have given me my "Pretty Woman" moment, Jason gave me my "Cinderella/Princess" moment.

Mary Elizabeth Schuring, if you are out there, I miss you!!